Another pet peeve of mine: people who insist that you discuss something on the phone when email would be just fine, but instead of calling you they ask YOU to call THEM. Oh and then they don’t answer even though you called within 5 minutes of them asking.

@lemontart

i'm paranoid but that sounds like a setup

or a very stupid inconsiderate asshole.

@holon42 it wasn’t a sensitive discussion so I think it’s the latter. I work with a number of people whose jobs would lead you to expect satisfactory written communication skills but who do things like this because writing words is hard 🙄 but why they insist that I call them when they’re the one who wants to talk on the phone, I have no clue.